Josh Beckett picked up his first win for the Dodgers after allowing one run in 6 2/3 innings and striking out nine on Saturday night. That's more like it. Justin Upton homered in the third inning, but Beckett worked around the other five hits he allowed. The nine strikeouts matched the season high he established in an outing against the Mariners on May 15, and the one walk he issued was his low total since June 11.

Josh Beckett was unimpressive in his Dodgers' debut Monday, giving up three runs on seven hits and three walks over 5 2/3 innings. Beckett did strike out six, but he served up a mammoth homer to Tyler Colvin and failed in an attempt for his first quality start since mid-July. We're tempted to give him a bit of a pass since the start came in Coors Field, though the lineup the Rockies are trotting out there these days is pretty pathetic. Beckett faces the D'Backs next.

Josh Beckett will make his first start as a member of the Dodgers on Monday against the Rockies in Colorado. Joe Blanton was initially scheduled to pitch on Monday but will get pushed back one game. With the uncertainty surrounding the injury to Chad Billingsley, the Dodgers may not need to bump anyone from the rotation to add Beckett. He returns to the National League having posted a 5-11 record, 5.23 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 94/38 K/BB ratio over 127 1/3 innings this season for Boston.

FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports Josh Beckett has waived his no trade rights in order for the proposed trade between the Red Sox and Dodgers to go through. Beckett and Carl Crawford both had no-trade rights, which were waived. According to Rosenthal, a deal between the sides is "pretty much done," and should be made official within the next 24 hours. The Dodgers are expected to pick up nearly all of the remaining salaries on Beckett, Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez, and Nick Punto.

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine expects Josh Beckett to make his next scheduled start Saturday against the Royals. Beckett is still technically a member of the Red Sox, so we wouldn't expect him to say anything different. A deal is reportedly in place that will send Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto to the Dodgers, but there are still some hurdles to cross before it becomes official.

According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, trading Josh Beckett will be "clearly the No. 1 item" on Boston's offseason agenda after deciding on manager Bobby Valentine's future. Beckett is becoming a bigger headache than he's worth for the Sox, but is owed $31.5 million through 2014, and has lost nearly two MPH off his fastball this season. If Beckett is indeed dealt this winter, a return to the National League would likely serve him well.

The Red Sox placed Josh Beckett on trade waivers. It's merely a procedural move this time of year. Beckett is owed $15.75 million in 2013 and another $15.75 million in 2014, so he is highly doubtful to be claimed.

Red Sox fired pitching coach Bob McClure. McClure, who was in his first year as pitching coach, takes the fall for a pitching staff which ranks 23rd in the majors with a 4.30 ERA. Randy Niemann, the assistant pitching coach, will serve as interim pitching coach for the rest of the season.

Josh Beckett lost after allowing four runs in six innings Sunday night versus the Yankees. With his velocity down, Beckett just isn't a match for the Bombers right now. He's allowed 10 runs in 11 innings against the Yankees this season, and he's 5-11 with a 5.23 ERA overall. He's surrendered seven homers in 16 1/3 innings during the month of August after going the entire months of June and July (47 2/3 innings total) without ever allowing one.

Returning from back spasms, Josh Beckett was lit up for eight runs in five-plus innings by the Rangers on Wednesday. Bobby Valentine may well have lost this one by little Beckett go as long as he did. Beckett did bounce back after a three-run first, throwing three scoreless innings, but he then gave up three runs in the fifth. Valentine sent him back out for the sixth anyway, and he was charged with two more runs then.